Этот текст для класса 9.Я рассказывала его в 9 What is the happiness? Hmmm... It's a difficult question and I'm definitely sure that happiness can't mean the same to all the people.
May be for elderly people who have lived a long life it's easier to find an answer for this question, but nevertheless I'll try to give my own understanding of this phenomenon.Happiness is something that lives inside each of us, but not all the people are able to feel it. You can neither buy happiness, nor sell it; you can never win it in the lottery; the only way to be happy is to grow your happiness. Have you ever noticed that some people are always grumbling about their endless problems, dissatisfaction in life and even about the dull weather that annoys them? Such people see only dark sides in everything and it prevents them from being happy. But look at other people! At first sight they have nothing in life; they don't have stable jobs or their own apartments, but they are really happy; they meet every day with a smile, they laugh and receive pleasure from life. Isn't that great?
I personally appreciate such people and I believe that happiness is to live your life, to enjoy every day of your life, to be glad to every minute and to receive with thanks everything that life offers you. And even when it gives you hardships and difficulties, it gives you strength to overcome them. Happiness means to live your life in such a way that when retired you have something to remember and to be proud of, some pleasant moments that will always evoke a smile.
I'm sure that I'm a happy person: I have many friends, loving parents, goals in my life, etc. As one of my friends says if you are not a handicapped person you are a really lucky and happy one. And I think that is true. I try to enjoy every day of my life and be happy all the time: to smile when I wake up because of the bright sun shining directly into my window, to feel happiness somewhere deep inside playing snowballs or swimming in the sea, to feel pleasure when I see a child happily laughing or when I look at a large rainbow after a downpour. So be happy!
Добавлено: Ср Авг 31, 2005 13:48 Заголовок сообщения: Где вы встречаете Новый год?Вот собствено каждый год задаюсь этим вопросом, где и как встретить Новый год. Много наших знакомых ходят в клубы, ездят на базы и т.д., оставляя детей бабушкам/дедушкам/няням. Не могу сказать, что я категорически против этого, ведь во-первых,и родителям нужно отдохнуть, а во-вторых, детям (маленьким) сама новогодняя ночь по барабану. Дед Мороз может прийти и днем. Но, каждый год, когда я решительно настраиваюсь встретить Новый год без детей, я смотрб на них и понимаю, что без них это будет не Новый год! Отмечалки, типа гости с детьми к нам, мне как то не по душе. (мы с детьми в гости еще хуже) Получается, что за столом не посидеть.. Да и дети, у кого-то могут до 2-х не спать, кто-то срубается в 20:00 несмотря на Новый год.. В общем расскажите, как и где отмечаете Новый год Вы?
1. According to one version , the basis of these lines is known in ancient Rome, saying: " In a healthy body, healthy mind - a rare occurrence ." 2 . According to another version , Juvenal took the basis of the tradition of Homer answer "Contest of Homer and Hesiod » (VIII-VII century. BCE)Hesiod - " What's the best ? "Homer - " A healthy mind in a manly body" 3 . Juvenal phrase became popular when she repeated the English philosopher John Locke ( 1632-1704 ) , French writer and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau ( 1712-1778 ) . " A healthy mind in a healthy body - here is a short , but full description of a happy state in this world " - John Locke . All authors proceeded from the fact that having a healthy body , in no way guarantees the availability of a healthy mind . On the contrary , we must strive for this harmony , which in reality is rare - Encyclopedic Dictionary winged words and expressions , Valentin Serov . Perhaps the Latin expression meaning winged changed at the turn of XIX-XX centuries , when Russia began to spread atheistic ideas. Swapped the spirit and the body , so the body has become the primary .
What is the happiness? Hmmm... It's a difficult question and I'm definitely sure that happiness can't mean the same to all the people.
May be for elderly people who have lived a long life it's easier to find an answer for this question, but nevertheless I'll try to give my own understanding of this phenomenon.Happiness is something that lives inside each of us, but not all the people are able to feel it. You can neither buy happiness, nor sell it; you can never win it in the lottery; the only way to be happy is to grow your happiness. Have you ever noticed that some people are always grumbling about their endless problems, dissatisfaction in life and even about the dull weather that annoys them? Such people see only dark sides in everything and it prevents them from being happy. But look at other people! At first sight they have nothing in life; they don't have stable jobs or their own apartments, but they are really happy; they meet every day with a smile, they laugh and receive pleasure from life. Isn't that great?
I personally appreciate such people and I believe that happiness is to live your life, to enjoy every day of your life, to be glad to every minute and to receive with thanks everything that life offers you. And even when it gives you hardships and difficulties, it gives you strength to overcome them. Happiness means to live your life in such a way that when retired you have something to remember and to be proud of, some pleasant moments that will always evoke a smile.
I'm sure that I'm a happy person: I have many friends, loving parents, goals in my life, etc. As one of my friends says if you are not a handicapped person you are a really lucky and happy one. And I think that is true. I try to enjoy every day of my life and be happy all the time: to smile when I wake up because of the bright sun shining directly into my window, to feel happiness somewhere deep inside playing snowballs or swimming in the sea, to feel pleasure when I see a child happily laughing or when I look at a large rainbow after a downpour. So be happy!